FISHEYE: A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away
EPISODE XXII: Strange Coincidences Daring of the City to help build an AGA that looks so much like Darth Vader. Hopefully George Lucas won’t show up looking for residuals any time soon … Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life […]
ART: Emily Carr’s passion for nature at the AGA
There’s a languid grace and deep passion infusing Emily Carr’s thick brushstrokes and vivid re-creations of the Canadian west, her post-impressionism and post-cubist curves respecting the fluid lines of traditional aboriginal art. Perhaps we still find the Canadian painter so compelling for the same reason that we respect John Steinbeck’s literary work from the same […]
PUBLIC ART: There’s a cool new ‘thing’ in Edmonton
There is by definition almost no art more accessible than public art – and with absolutely no exaggeration Edmonton is doing its absolute best to become one of the country’s renowned public art cities. Whatever your favourite open-air installation might be, from the Gretzky statue to the astrology mosaic circling the old Queen Elizabeth Planetarium […]
ART: Lawren Harris’ Canadian perspectives
Let there be no doubt: the Art Gallery of Alberta is a great place to go for a slice of Canadiana. If you were to compare Lawren Harris’ early and later work, you might be surprised by how the Group of Seven artist’s perspective shifted over time. That change is the focus of a retrospective […]
